000 FZNT24 KNHC 170732 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. GMZ001-171945- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will dominate the weather pattern across the Gulf waters this week producing mainly light to gentle winds and slight seas. Gentle to moderate westerly winds are expected over the NE Gulf today and tonight as a cold front approaches the Gulf coast. Gentle to moderate NE to E winds are forecast at night near and NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through the forecast period. $$ GMZ040-171945- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-171945- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-171945- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-171945- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and NW to N 10 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, NW winds 10 kt. E of 85W, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-171945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 96W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-171945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-171945- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in SE swell late. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-171945- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and S to SW 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. N of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-171945- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-171945- Central Bay of Campeche- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-171945- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 332 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Flynn